Opinion: The Land-Hoarding Elite Should Be Paying the Rest of Us Rent
by Philip Goff
It’s time to radically overhaul how we think about property rights, argues philosopher Philip Goff. We need a universal rent.
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Opinion: Sex Work Is Not a Bullshit Job
by Marin Scarlett
When so many jobs exist solely to rationalise capitalism – as the late David Graeber’s thesis argues – sex workers respond to a real demand. Simply trying to end that demand is flawed, writes Marin Scarlett in our series exploring the life and ideas of Graeber on the first anniversary of his death.
Downstream: Can Capitalism Solve Its Crises? Interview With Mariana Mazzucato
What can the Apollo Missions teach us about dealing with the major crises of the 21st century? And why are politicians so eager to dwell on caricatures of the public rather than engage in problem-solving – from climate change to housing and education? Aaron Bastani speaks to author and academic Mariana Mazzucato to find out.
The Bastani Factor: A Crisis of the Imagination | Aaron Meets Rutger Bregman
“Taxes” was the word on everyone’s lips after the annual Davos conference this year. The man who had dared utter it amongst the financial elite was Rutger Bregman, a Dutch historian whose no nonsense savaging of the establishment brought him viral fame. His latest book ‘Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There’ argues […]
Ash Wednesday: Free Money for Everyone!
Free money for everyone – sounds bonkers, right? Well maybe not. With advocates of UBI (Universal Basic Income) popping up everywhere, perhaps this is the solution to increasing populations and technological innovations.
6 Things André Gorz Can Teach Us About Building a Post-Work Society
by Wanda Vrasti
With notions of a 'post-work politics' becoming prominent among anti-capitalists, Wanda Vrasti argues it's time to revisit the work of the André Gorz to provide a corrective to automation-centred ambitions.
2 Big Challenges to Universal Basic Income, and How to Answer Them
by Olly Lennard
Calls for a universal basic income (UBI) are only growing, and the idea is becoming increasingly prominent in the media. How should those who are pro-UBI tackle two of the biggest objections?
A 10-Point Programme for 21st Century Socialism
by Jeremy Gilbert
Much of Corbyn’s ten-point plan reads like it dates from 30 or 40 years ago. Can a programme for radical government which makes almost no mention of the massive cultural and technological changes of the past 30 years really be credible?
7 Thoughts on Basic Income and Utopia
by David Bell
There's a lot of talk about basic income, but would such a policy live up to the hype?
The Refusal of Work: 5 Cultural Artefacts
by Novara Reporters
In an earlier Novara FM show, the refusal of work was discussed as a desire of the class which we can see articulated through certain cultural artefacts. These five videos demonstrate how these desires are reflected through MTV, disco dancing and densely-populated horse stables.
Bang On The Money: Four More Reasons to Support the Universal Basic Income
by Adam Ramsay
Andrew Dolan recently wrote a list of seven reasons to support a universal basic income. It has been well received and I agree with nearly all of it. Below are four more reasons to support the UBI. 1. We all have a right to the shared bounty of the land. Wealth is made from a […]
Do They Owe Us a Living? 7 Reasons the Universal Basic Income is Worth Fighting For.
by Andrew Dolan
The Universal Basic Income (UBI) – sometimes called the Unconditional Basic Income, Citizens’ Income or Social Wage – has in recent times become a focus of economic discussion across the political spectrum. While column inches in the Financial Times and The Economist have been racking up, academics such as Stuart White have been articulating how […]